invites you to participate in the July general body meeting & political education piece

“Sustainable Communities: Public Policy and the Reproduction of Segregation in Sacramento”

Date: Thursday,July 10, 2014

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: Sacramento City College Library (2nd Floor)

3835 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA

Workshop Synopsis:At this moment, the state of California is entering an important historical point in the construction and governance of our cities and communities. Pushed by legislative mandates to reduce dangerous greenhouse gas emissions that threaten our future well-being, our state is now undertaking a dramatic shift to promoting sustainable community strategies that place emphasis on synchronizing housing and employment opportunities with regional transportation planning. The effect will be to embed these presumed "race-neutral" strategies into urban planning and regional economic development. However, these new “green” economic strategies fail to consider historical patterns of segregation and disinvestment. This presentation will discuss how these “colorblind” strategies for solving the environmental crisis facing our cities become the vehicle for resuming past patterns of capital shifting away from segregated communities. I argue that these green strategies ultimately compromise future education, employment and housing opportunities in a manner that perpetuates the long-standing racial wealth gap experienced by South Sacramento residents. If time permits, alternative solutions and strategies will also be discussed.

Steps to College/Pasos a la Universidad Event will be held at the Mexican Consulate in Sacramento on Feb. 2 from 8 am to 4 pm. There will be college planning and Deferred Action workshops, as well as help filling out the FAFSA and Dream Act. Please invite anyone you know may be interested.

Synopsis: AB 131 has been signed by the governor and
will allow students who meet the AB 540 requirements to apply for financial aid
at California public colleges and
universities. Students, parents
educators and community members are invited to learn about and complete the
California Dream Act application from the California Student Aid Commission. Panelists from the commission will present an
introduction and help students complete the application.

“Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Workshop to assist eligible DREAM students to apply for DACA and work authorization”

Date: Friday,September 14, 2012

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: McClatchyHigh School Library

3066 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA

Synopsis:It was recently announced that undocumented people who came to the United States as children and meet specific guidelines, can apply for deferred action. This allows these people to be removed from deportation proceedings if they have begun this process, or not enter these proceedings in the first place. The application process now open and we have the honor of having attorney Santiago Avila-Gomez come and talk to us about the new developments and answer your questions the process. We will also discuss how educators can help students during their application process.

·Reviving the American Dream: Coming Out of the Shadows-10:30 am to 11:45 am

·Workshop on Deferred Action-12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Location:Student Center, Sacramento City College

Workshop & Presenter:Sergio Garcia is the living embodiment of the American Dream. He is challenging the California Supreme Court for his right to become an attorney. As an undocumented immigrant, Garcia is therefore ineligible to become a lawyer. Garcia’s application for a green card has been pending for 18 years, when his father applied for him when he was 17. He is now 35 years of age.

Garcia received his J.D. from Cal Northern School of Law in Chico in May 2009. He passed the bar exam on his first try two months later. The Committee of Bar Examiners, as well as attorney general Kamala Harris, has argued that Garcia should be admitted to the bar because law licensure is the purview of the state Supreme Court, not the federal government. EVERYONE IS WELCOMEFor more information please contact the CAC @ 916/558-2575. Students requiring additional accommodations should contact the DSPS @916/558-2087.

Workshop: “Deferred Action and Beyond”: DACA, CA Dream Act & Making College a Reality for Undocumented Students: Educators, community members, and parents can be some of the most powerful and dedicated advocates and allies to undocumented students, but they often lack the information and resources they need to effectively support their undocumented students. This presentation will provide allies and parents with an overview of the information they need to know, suggestions about where to go for additional resources, and best practices for advising their undocumented students.

Presenter: Rodrigo Dorador, Outreach Coordinator: Rodrigo immigrated to Arizona in 2000 with his mother and sister to reunite with his father, who had begun their family's journey to the U.S. three years earlier. Rodrigo was nine at the time, spoke only a few words in English, and came to live in a single room of a trailer with his 10 distant relatives. He started school in the U.S. in the fourth grade and failed miserably in his first semester due to his limited English skills. By the end of 5th grade, however, Rodrigo had become one of the top students in his class. In 7th and 8th grades, Rodrigo's teacher helped him apply and ultimately get accepted into Brophy, a private Jesuit Preparatory and one of Arizona's top high schools. During high school Rodrigo began to study issues of social justice and human dignity through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching. After a summit on immigration organized by his school, Rodrigo became motivated to volunteer for immigrant rights organizations and signed up to be a member of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition. In his experience with A.D.A.C. he became more knowledgeable about the plight of immigrants and his own undocumented status.

In 2008, Rodrigo was accepted at Santa Clara University, where he received a full scholarship. While at SCU, he was very involved in the multicultural center and MEChA, and was a founder of the Cesar Chavez Annual Blood Drive and co-founder of Immigration Week. In the summer before his senior year, Rodrigo received the Donovan Fellowship to work with E4FC’s Outreach Team. He enjoyed the experience and community immensely, and continued the following year. In June 2012, Rodrigo graduated from SCU with a B.A. in Philosophy and Economics, and received the Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. Award for "exemplifying the ideals of Jesuit education, especially being a whole person of solidarity in the real world and having the courage and faith to build a more just and humane world." Rodrigo hopes to obtain a PhD in philosophy in the future.

The UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, in collaboration with California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation and the Mexican Consulate will host:

Date:Saturday, September 29, 2012

Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm

Location: Mexican Consulate: 2093 Arena Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95834

Workshop:President Obama recently issued an Executive Order granting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Without getting too deep into the legal technicalities, DACA is basically an exercise of prosecutorial discretion that benefits undocumented youth by giving them access to employment authorization and removing the threat of deportation. It is not a path to a green card but it does provide incredibly important practical benefits for those who are eligible.

In an effort to help students navigate the eligibility guidelines and application process, UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic, CRLA and Mexican Consulate will host a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) workshop to assist eligible DREAM students to apply for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA and work authorization on Saturday, September 29th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The law students providing assistance will be trained and supervised by experienced immigration attorneys.

Please help us get the word out to potential applicants in your classes, schools, and districts. The workshop is not limited to Mexican nationals. Interested students should contact the UC Davis Immigration Law Clinic at (530) 752-6942, identify themselves as potential DACA applicants, and ask for information about the workshop on September 29th. Applicants will be asked to attend an informational meeting in advance of the workshop to go over the forms, supporting documentation, and process.

The Association
of Raza Educators

Sacramento Chapter

invites you
to participate in a

“Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals (DACA) Workshop to assist eligible DREAM students to apply for DACA
and work authorization”

Date: Friday,September 14, 2012

Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm

Location: McClatchyHigh School Library

3066 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento,
CA

Synopsis:It was recently announced that undocumented
people who came to the United States as children and meet
specific guidelines, can apply for deferred action. This allows these people to be removed from
deportation proceedings if they have begun this process, or not enter these
proceedings in the first place. The
application process now open and we have the honor of having attorney Santiago
Avila-Gomez come and talk to us about the new developments and answer your
questions the process. We will also
discuss how educators can help students during their application process.

Synopsis:The SacramentoCityUnifiedSchool District is going through tough
economic times that has required teacher layoffs and cuts to programs essential
for student success. At these times it is essential that there are school
administrators in leadership roles that can evaluate the decisions being made
by the district through a critical and social justice focused lens. We
are pleased to have a panel of individuals that will discuss why they chose to pursue an
administrator position, the challenges they face as a critical administrator
and how they work to meet the demands of their schools/district; all while
maintaining their philosophical values that led them to a career in education.

"Deconstructing the CA Education Budget"Synopsis: On June 27, Governor Jerry Brown signed the 2012-13 budget bill and a package of legislation needed to implement the budget. The spending plan closes a projected $15.7 billion shortfall through a mix of spending cuts, anticipated revenues from the Governor's initiative that will appear on the November ballot, and other changes. Specifically, Governor Brown revised his proposal for a new way to allocate funding to California’s K-12 system and school districts:

“K–12 school funding may have to deal with a complex financial scenario in the coming year. About $5 billion, or 9%, of the K–12 budget depends on the governor’s tax initiative passing in November. If the initiative fails, districts will be forced to make significant mid-year budget adjustments. The budget allows school districts to save some money by shortening the school year by up to three weeks if the initiative fails” ~ PPIC Report